Forum: Considerate owner has carpet conflict
They say no good turn goes unpunished and one Flatchatter certainly has a dilemma because she wants to do the right thing. On the one hand, in between tenancies she…
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Renos make headphones sound like a great idea
If the NSW government isn’t going to protect locked-down apartment residents from renovation noise, then I guess we have to take whatever action we can to give ourselves a break…
Podcast: Pet regs, kid noise, renos and rants
There’s a lot to get through in this week’s podcast, not least the new regulations on pets in strata which replace the now defunct blanket bans on pets. Even so,…
Virus rages unchecked – and so does anger at renos
“Just stay home … don’t go out … work from home if you possibly can,” say the Premier, the Health Minister and anybody else tasked with enforcing our lockdown. And…
Forum: In strata everyone can hear you scream
There’s a couple of issues that merit close examination this week. The first is the plight of someone stuck at home and unable to get a minute’s peace because of…
NSW Health nudges the needle on reno rules
Health NSW has acknowledged (but only just) that strata residents deserve a bit more protection from noise and potential covid-19 transmission, in its latest Covid-19 advisory. Nudging the needle on…
Confusion reigns over blockdown renovations
NSW Health and Fair Trading seem to be struggling to keep up with each other over whether or not renovations are allowed in apartment blocks. According to a Health spokesman…
Podcast: Lockdown PHO a strata dog’s breakfast
We had a new PHO out last week – that’s a Public Health Order, not a Vietnamese noodle soup – and as we discuss in the pod, it’s more of…
Podcast: Shhh … the future will be a lot quieter
On this weeks’ Podcast Sue Williams and JimmyT explore the differences if any that our current locked down, work-from-home life will make to the way we build and live in…
Forum: Trapped in lockdown renovation Hell
Regular readers of Flat Chat may remember how last year we wrote about a Melbourne couple who were enduring the living Hell of a major renovation taking place in an…
Forum: Noisy neighbours but no-one’s listening
It’s the stuff of strata nightmares. The apartment upstairs is owned by an overseas investor who probably doesn’t know what’s going on. It’s been sub-let by a landlord who has…
Forum: Locked down next to a 10-week renovation
There’s a fine array of quirks, quibbles and questionable grey areas in this weeks Forum Roundup, although the Flatchatters asking the questions might be feeling more abused than amused. Firstly,…